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We told you last week that Los Angeles Laker great Magic Johnson pledged not only to get Kevin Johnson re-elected, but to also help finance a new arena during a campaign event for the mayor. But what did he say exactly? KFBK News Director Judy Farah has a transcript. "We want to make sure that I'm writing a check...(KJ ...
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Last night, camp began with a Q&A with Geoff Petrie, followed by two hours of viewing time during the team's scrimmage. We have seen more basketball action in the first two days of camp this season than all 20-plus days of last season combined
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It's Jimmer Time! And also Tyler Time! And wait ... Isaiah Time! The Sacramento Kings announced this evening that first and foremost, they need a new pen, this one is all out of ink, and secondly, that while they were busy inking Chuck Hayes and Marcus Thornton, they had a little bit more time to sign all three of their ...
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Sacramento Kings Director of Player Personnel and long-time color commentator, Jerry Reynolds, gives his take on the acquisition of Chuck Hayes for Kings.com. You have to love Jerry and his straight forward approach to player analysis.
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The Kings' first move post-lockout is apparently signing Chuck Hayes. At Sactown Royalty, Tom Ziller explains why Hayes isn't Kenny Thomas: "When Kenny Thomas arrived in 2005, he had five years and $40 million remaining on his contract, or an average salary of $8 million per season. Under the deal as reported, Hayes will ...
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ESPN's Marc Stein reported the proposal earlier today. The Kings have apparently offered free agent center Chuck Hayes a four-year contract worth approximately $20-million dollars.
The under-the-cap Kings, according to the source, are optimistic Hayes will accept the deal, which would pay the 6-foot-6 forward in the mid-le...
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Editor's Note: We were originally planning a 3-on-3 roundtable on this topic. But since our friend section214 of Sactown Royalty fame (who we invited to participate) wrote three, extensive and well-thought responses, we figured we'd run his work as an entire guest post .
Hey, thanks for inviting me over to the Kingdom. The offices here are much more plush than that dungeon TZ has us writing out of. And the brandy and cigars are a very nice touch. I guess “Insider” sales must be pretty brisk.
I’ve given this subject a lot of thought, and by that I mean that I really have not given it much thought at all. But a gig’s a gig, and as this helps meet the requirements of my work release program, I appreciate the opportunity.
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Geoff Petrie said last week that contacting the Kings own free agents ranked high among his checklist of priorities. Now that NBA personnel are allowed to speak directly with players today, Samuel Dalembert and Marcus Thornton should be hearing from the Kings very soon, reports Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee this ...
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Since the unofficial end to the lockout last weekend, news has hit us fast and rapidly. With so much information breaking left and right, we're starting a new featured post this season highlighting suggested links on opponents, the league and of course the Kings.

Sacramento parking spaces and garages have emerged as a potential game-changer in the battle to build a new arena. However, new findings reported by the Sacramento Bee's Ryan Lillis, Dale Kasler and Tony Bizjaksuggest they may not be as valuable as the city originally hoped. "But with a pivotal City Council decision on the deal scheduled in less than two weeks, city officials say those parking spots may not be as valuable as originally hoped. City Manager John Shirey told The Bee on Thursday that the assessed value of the city's parking facilities is lower than officials' early 'hopes or expectations.' The recent estimates came from financial consultants at Bank of America. Multiple sources familiar with the details of the project told The Bee this week that the city may be able get $200 million – or slightly more – in upfront cash by leasing its parking operations to a private company. That would include 7,200 spaces in garages, 5,500 on-street spaces and parking citation revenue. Shirey would not confirm that figure, but he said the new estimates are lower than originally believed. Officials have never said publicly what their early estimates were."

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